Shipping container to be mounted upon vehicles



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. H. SMBTH SHIPPING CONTAINER TO BE MOUNTED UEON VEHICLES Filed Nov. l5, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l I i I I l| Syvum 1 To@ erratum) Nov. 16

A. H. SMITH SHIPPING. CONTAINER TO BE MOUNTED UPON VEHICLES Filed Nov. l5, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @Henley Patented Nov.. i6, 1926.

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ALFRED H. SMITH, 0F CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK; MAUDE EMERY SMITH AND EMERY HOLLAND SMITH, EXECUTORS CF SAID ALFRED H. SMITH, DECEASED, ASSIGNGRS TO THE vLESS CARLOAD LOTS COMPANY, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, A CORPORA- TION 0F DELAWARE.

SHIPPING CONTAINER T0 BE MOUNTED UPON VEHICLES.

Application led November 15, 1921.

The object of my invention is to provide a plurality of containers adapted to be secured independently of each other on a railroad car, whereby each container is so constructed that it may be filled at the point of loading, lifted by a crane to the car, transported thereon, and at destination lifted to a motor truck or delivered to a .bottling house where the container may be emptied into small receptacle for delivery, .thus providing a more economical handling of V container which is built with'double walls,

liquids.

It is fairly well settled now that there is a demand for some form of bulkgtransportation for milk to displace the present small unit system.- y

In the majority of cases, the large vmilk dealers gather their supply from different stations along the route, and at none of these stations is there suflicient milk to fill one of the big cars. Containers are placed at receiving stations in the country and filled, and are then picked up by trains and loaded into place on the car quickly, and delivered to the motor truck'or milk companies in the large cities.

According to my invention these containers will be lifted from the car at the terminal and transported to the milk companies trucks for movement to their Pasteurizing and distributing plants, thus eliminating the handling of a large number of small units as is now the -case.

A further object ot my invention isto provide these shipping tanks or receptacles with a suitable covering of insulation to substantially maintain a given temperature for the milk while in the receptacle.

While I have speciall mentioned milk, it will of course be un erstood that fruit juices, flavoring extracts, edible oils, the finer lubricating oils, high grade dyes and the like may be shipped in these receptacles.

My invention consists in a shipping container having top, bottom and side walls, suitable insulation `between said walls, and a receptacle fixedly secured within. said container, an inlet and an outlet for sa-id receptacle, ports in the walls of said container registering the said inlet and outlet; 'and with this and other objectsin view, m invention consists of the parts and com ina- Serial No. 515,277.

tion of parts as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a container embodying my invention,

Fig. is a side elevation o'a container emcloodylng my invention, partly in section, an

Fig. 3 is an end viewof my container, partly 1n section.

The reference numeral 1 designates the Zand 3, betweenl which a suitable insulation 1s p laced, which for the purposes of illustratlon, merely, I have designated as being of cork, 4.

The top, bottom and side walls are of substant1ally the same constructiom'and the corners of the walls are provided with suitable framing timbers, or members, 5. These contalners are adapted to be placed on railroad cars of the open type, side by side, and in order to prevent them from shiftin on the car, while in transit, they are provi ed with.

a locking member 6 which is at each end, and which engages a corresponding member on the side wall of a car. are provided with lifting ears 7, which are adapted to be engaged by the hooks of a crane, whereby the containers may be lifted from and on to the railroad car.

The container is provided with a man hole, wherebythe interior' is accessible, said man hole belng surrounded vby an insulated wall 8. A staple 9 is secured to the cover for the man hole to which is secured a hasp 10, which engages an eye 11 adapted to receive the padlock, whereby the cover is securely locked in position;

The containers The cover is also provided with insulaopenings. Port 18 projects through the top of ,the container.

The tank is also provided with an Iexit or outlet valve seat 22, which is controlled by the valve 23,A said valve being provided with a stem 24 vwhich projects through an. opening in the top of the tank 13, and terminates -in an operating wheel or handle 25, which 1s immediately below a port 26 in the top wall of the container, which port is closed by the block 27, said block having outer and inner walls, between which insulation is secured. v l

This block 27 is hinged to the container and provided with hasp 28 which engages m eye 29, whereby thelplacingl of a padlock in the eye 29 secures t e plug 27 in position against u'r'iauthorizedI opening. Y

A nipple 30 depends from the tank and is in communication with the valve seat 22, said nipple being e preferably `provided with screw threads so that a suitable conduit may be securely attached thereto to convey the lliquid in the tank from the tank to a suitable receptacle The 'port 31 in the bottom wall of thecon` tainer 1s [provided with a plug of the con'- struction shown in connection with the plug 27, and is secured vin a similar manner against unauthorized operation, therefore, no 'detailed description. of the same is thought to be necessary. 4

Saddle blocks 32 are secured to the container on two sides of the man holel and extend transversely of the container at apo-v sition .over the receptacle 13, and extend downwardly for a portion of the distance between the sides of the receptacle', and container, and more clearly shown in Figure 3,

and functions to hold the receptacle steady in the container.

The receptacle is further anchored'to the container by means of the bands 33 which extend around the receptacle and have their lower ends anchored in the bottom structure of the container.

I also provide a saddle 34 at the bottom ofthe container within which the tank 13 rests.

While I have shown a specific construction for the pur ose of illustrating my invention, it will understood that changes may be made therein, and a dierent construction selected within the scope of the appended claims.

As is well known, milk, and the like, is now handled in metallic cans,I and it is necessary to handle each can 'individually a number of times between the roducer and the consumer, besides which t ese cans are easily damaged, and frequently become lost, which increases the cost of the milk to the consumer. A plurality of cans of the capacity of one of my improved receptacles or tanks would take up a larger amount of space on a railroad car than one of the tanks. l

What I kclaim is:

1. A shipping container having spaced top, bottoni and side walls, suitable insulation between said spaced walls, a man hole in one of said walls and a cover for. the same, a receptacle iixedly secured within said' container, an inlet, .an outlet for said receptacle, ports in the walls of the container registering with said inlet and outlet, aman hole in said receptacle registering with the man hole of the container, and a cover for the man hole of the receptacle. K

2. A shipping container having spaced top, bottomgand side walls, a man hole in the top of said container lspaced walls surrounding said man hole, a cover for the man hole having spaced walls with insulation between them, aligned ports in two walls of the'container, and insulated plugs for said ports. c t

3. Ashipping container having spaced top, bottom and sidewalls, insulation between said-spaced walls,vertically aligned ports in the top and bottom walls of the container, insulated plugs receptacle in said contalner having anoutlet aligned with one of the ports of the' container, a valve controliing said outlet, a valve stem extending from said valve through a wall of the receptacle with its upper end positioned in proximity of and in alignment 'with the other port of the con-- tainer.

4. A shipping container' having spaced top, bottom and side walls, insulation between said walls, oppositely disposed ports in the top and bottom walls of the container, insulated blocks for said ports, a man hole having double walls, insulation between said walls, a man hole cover having double walls, insulation between said walls, means for locking said cover on said man hole, a receptacle mounted within said container and rovided with a man hole, and with an inlet and an outlet, a cover for the man hole of the receptacle, and means to lock it in place, a cover for the inlet and outlet, and means to lock said cover in closed position, and suitable means to control the outlet of said receptacle.

5. A ship ing container having spaced top, bottom an side walls, insulation between said walls, oppositely disposed ports in the for said ports, a

place, a cover for theiinlet and outlet, and means to -lock said cover in closed position,

. suitable means to control the outlet of said receptacle, and straps positioned over the receptacle and anchored to 'the container. l

6. A shipping container having spaced top, bottom and side walls, insulation between said walls, oppositel disposed ports in the top and bottom wa s of the container, insulated blocks for said ports, a man hole having double walls, insulation between said walls, a man hole cover having double walls, insulation vbetween said walls, means for locking saidcover on said man hole, a receptacle mounted within said container and provided with a man hole, and withan inlet and an out-let, a cover for the man hole of the receptacle, and means to lock it in place, a cover for the inlet and outlet, and means to lock said cover in closed position, suitable e means to control the outlet of said receptacleh and straps positioned over the receptacle and anchored to the container, and saddle blocks secured to the container and resting snugly against the top wall of the receptacle.

7. A shippinvr container having spaced top, bottom and side walls, insulation between said walls, oppositely"disposed ports in the top and bottom walls 'of the container, insulated blocks for said ports, 'a man hole having double walls, insulation between said walls, a manhole cover having double walls, insulation between said Walls,

means for locking said cover on said hole,

a receptacle mounted within said container and provided with a man hole, and with an' inlet and an outlet, a cover for the man hole of the receptacle, and means to lock it in place, -a cover for the inlet and outlet, and

means to lock said cover in closed posltion,

hole having double walls, insulation between said walls, a man hole cover having double walls, insulation between said walls, means for lticking said cover on Said man hole, a ,receptacle mounted within said container and provided with a man hole, and with an inlet and an outlet, a. cover for the man hole of the receptacle, and means to lock it in place, a cover for the inlet and outlet, and means to lock said cover in-closed position, suitable means to control the outlet 'of said receptacle, and stra s positioned over the receptacle and anchore .to the container,

land saddle blocks secured to the container locking said container on a vehicle.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature. Y ALFRED H. SMITH. 

